1. Matthew Stafford earned his first career Madden 99 rating after winning MVP in 2025
2. He joins Myles Garrett on the Rams to give them two 99-rated players
3. The 99 Club for Madden 27 was announced Monday (July 28) with six total members
4. Josh Allen, Ja’Marr Chase, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Trey McBride are the other members
5. This is Stafford’s first 99 rating despite a long career
6. Garrett is on his third 99 Club appearance
However, I did not find direct social media quotes from Stafford or Garrett reacting to this specific Madden 99 announcement. The available articles report the facts but don’t include their personal reactions or statements on social media. I can write the article based on the reported facts and context from the coverage.
Matthew Stafford and Myles Garrett earned 99 ratings in Madden NFL 27, the highest possible rating for any player in the game.
Stafford, tied for the highest-rated quarterback alongside Josh Allen, won his first career MVP award after leading the league in passing yards (4,707) and passing touchdowns (46).
Garrett is the highest-rated edge rusher, with both players earning their elite status as part of the 99 Club for EA Sports’ Madden NFL 27.
For the first time in NFL history, the reigning MVP is teaming up with the reigning Defensive Player of the Year on the same roster.
This marks the first time in Stafford’s career he’s received an individual rating of 99 in the popular video game franchise.
Garrett has reached the mark in back-to-back years and for the third time in his career overall, having previously been a part of the 99 Club for Madden 23 and Madden 26.
Stafford, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Trey McBride earned a 99 rating for the first time, joining Josh Allen, Myles Garrett and Ja’Marr Chase in this season’s 99 Club.
Throughout his career, Stafford was underrated in the media, even being ranked only as the third-best quarterback by NFL coaches and executives behind Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes after winning MVP last season.
Stafford is one of two quarterbacks given a 99 rating in the game alongside Josh Allen, and he is also one of two Rams players to have a 99 rating, joining Myles Garrett, with both players being the first to earn the rating since Aaron Donald in 2023.
Stafford’s 99 rating shouldn’t come as a huge surprise after winning MVP, throwing a career-high 46 touchdowns and posting a career-high passer rating, though many likely would have expected something in the low-90s rather than inclusion in the exclusive 99 Club.
Prior to the 2025 season, Stafford was given an 88 rating for Madden 26, and when Stafford joined the Rams in 2021, he was given an 83 rating, making this the first time he has been given a 90+ rating to start the season since Madden 13.
Garrett set the new NFL single-season sack record with 23 in his final season with the Browns before joining the Rams.
The Rams quarterback led the NFL with 4,707 passing yards and 46 passing touchdowns while being in the twilight of his career at 37 years old, returning to Los Angeles for another season as the Rams go all-in for another Super Bowl championship.
In the viral moment that defined Stafford’s 2025 season, the quarterback’s meteoric rise to elite status culminated in his first MVP award in February, announced at NFL Honors in San Francisco.
Stafford was named the 2025 Associated Press NFL MVP on Thursday at NFL Honors, marking the first MVP award of his 17-year career.
“I appreciate my teammates more than anything,” Stafford said in his press conference after accepting the award. “I mean, they’re just an unbelievable group of guys. I’ve been lucky over my career to play with so many great ones, and I’ve learned so much from all of them. This year was a special group, and obviously a special season for our team and for myself.”
Stafford indicated he will return for the 2026 season in his acceptance speech, saying he hoped next year he wouldn’t be back at NFL Honors but practicing for the Super Bowl.
Madden NFL 27 launches worldwide on August 13.